Cooley Undergraduate Internship - California Academy of Sciences

[Anne Marie Malley]

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

A. CRAWFORD COOLEY UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP IN
CALIFORNIA BOTANY


The California Academy of Sciences announces an internship in California
Botany.  The internship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate
students interested in participating in a revision of the Marin Flora
presently underway in the Academy's Department of Botany.  The interns
will work with an Academy scientist to revise text, rewrite taxonomic
keys, identify   collections, and work with published literature relevant
to the vascular flora of Marin County.

Eligibility:    Junior and Senior level undergraduates who are U.S.
citizens with a B average or better.

Duration:       Full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 weeks between June and
August; starting date may vary.

Stipend:        $2300 for the internship period.

To Apply:       Send a letter of interest, summary of experience and/or
course work in the natural sciences, a letter of recommendation from a
science professor, and one set of official transcripts to:

                A. Crawford Cooley Internship
                c/o Research Division
                California Academy of Sciences
                Golden Gate Park
                San Francisco, CA  94118

Deadline:       Application materials must be received no later than March
31, 1999

More information:  Questions concerning the Cooley Internship may be
directed by telephone (415-750-7277), fax (415-750-7346) or email
(ayingling at cas.calacademy.org).

For information about other Research internship programs, look on the
World Wide Web at:  http://www.calacademy.org/research